Course details
Course description
Please Note
This is a school-college partnership course. We can only accept online applications from Glasgow City school students (S4-S6). If you attend a different school please use the Contact Us button to get in touch.
This course is designed to introduce you to the world of work in the Financial Services sector and is enhanced with a programme of employer engagement workshops and activities, including The Investment Challenge.
Working in a team, you will use an online business simulation to grow a virtual investment fund, making decisions on what to buy and sell based on your own research from incoming news stories.
You will:-
- Develop your communication, customer service and employability skills, and will create and maintain a personal budget whilst considering the issues surrounding borrowing and debt.
- Learn how the Financial Services sector contributes to the economy as a whole, the different institutions operating in the sector and the job roles and career paths available.
- Gain an appreciation of the importance of regulation within the sector and will be introduced to the various categories of risk management and how companies manage risk.
Entry requirements
This course would suit organised, logical and detail orientated students who are working towards Highers in relevant subject areas. It is essential that you have achieved or are working towards Higher (A-C) in any STEM subject or English.
Course options
Course details
Check with the course provider for dates.
Cost: Visit the provider's website for details.
Venue details
City Campus
190 Cathedral Street
Glasgow
G4 0RF